Drake at Navy

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 10, 1926, page 81

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  NAVY WINS. FROM DRAKE, THEN TRIMS RICHMOND U. BY the Associated Press. A NNAPOLIS. Md. October o. “ western invasion today. defeat ~ was sent home with trailing ( 4 n Iowa line. averaging lS5 poun overhead attack. Navy completed 10 The big line broke in the final quar- Caldwell, substituting at full back 10 seven successive thrusts, for the Ma Everett, who replaced Capt. Fry al quarter for Drake shortly after the start of the initial period starred consistently for the Midwesterners. Long runbacks of punts, sensational tackles and sma shing line plunges made him the threat of the Drake backfield. Navy scored first. when forward pass. Ransford to Lloyd. advan need the Blue 80 yards and Ransford circled left end for 10 yards and touchdown, Tom Hamilton’s toe adding the point. The thud Of the kick off scarcely had faded when Navy was again in scoring position. Hannican tossed from the 4O-yard line to Hamilton, who sprinted % yards to the goal. Hamilton again converted with a drop-kick. The second period was devoid of scoring. but Navy added three points in the third quarter when Hamilton drop Kicked a field goal after Han negan had heen thrown for 10.yard loss in a hot scrap near the posts. Two forward passes placed the pig skin n foot from the sailors goal at the ens: Of the third quarter. Everett cut through with brakes only touch down at the opening of the fourth, and added the point with his own toe CaldweIl’s sensational suhiection of the Drake line accounted for the final Navy touchdown.

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Navy leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.